This is a tough one to answer. I've ministered to women in the church in the past and children and teens, but the church basically got rid of us because they didn't want to deal with a rebellious man and an alcoholic so let's forget about the whole family ( if you can't see them, you don't have to do anything with them, including love them)....anyway, so I have chosen to deal with my mental health issues first, before faith issues. If I do ever serve God again, it will definitely be a different one than the one I was taught about previously. Sigh yeah. Are these going to get harder, Steve? :)
I'm so sorry you were treated so poorly by people who operate in the name of God. Seriously - it's wrong on every single level. But I also have to push back and say that God is NOT the same as the assholes who often represent Him/Her. But you take as long as you need. I'm not going anywhere. (And God isn't either.) Love you, friend.
This is a tough one to answer. I've ministered to women in the church in the past and children and teens, but the church basically got rid of us because they didn't want to deal with a rebellious man and an alcoholic so let's forget about the whole family ( if you can't see them, you don't have to do anything with them, including love them)....anyway, so I have chosen to deal with my mental health issues first, before faith issues. If I do ever serve God again, it will definitely be a different one than the one I was taught about previously. Sigh yeah. Are these going to get harder, Steve? :)
I'm so sorry you were treated so poorly by people who operate in the name of God. Seriously - it's wrong on every single level. But I also have to push back and say that God is NOT the same as the assholes who often represent Him/Her. But you take as long as you need. I'm not going anywhere. (And God isn't either.) Love you, friend.